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March 23, 2018

Your input sought

Nova Scotia’s new Accessibility Act has a goal of an accessible Nova Scotia by 2030. In Fall 2018, the Minister of Justice will release a strategy and implementation plan for how we will achieve that goal.

The Accessibility Directorate is committed to ensuring that Nova Scotians are consulted in the development of this strategy. As one part of this consultation, we have developed an online survey that seeks input from persons with disabilities, and those who work closely with persons with disabilities.

The purpose of the survey is to receive feedback regarding:

Issues and barriers faced by Nova Scotians with disabilities

Priorities for the development of provincial accessibility standards (rules and regulations)

We are asking for your help to publicize this survey to persons with disabilities and those who work with persons with disabilities by sharing it with your members and contacts. We welcome you to share the information via email, your website, social media, or other communications channels.

Any questions about this survey, or requests to receive the questions or submit responses in an alternate format, can be directed to the Nova Scotia Accessibility Directorate (contact info below).

One in One Thousand - The forgotten legacy of James McGregor Stewart

James McGregor Stewart, 1889-1955, son of a Pictou lawyer, grandson of a Cape Breton minister, was a principal of Stewart, McKelvey, the downtown Halifax law firm. In his time he was Nova Scotia’s premier corporate lawyer, and he wrote the rules for many of our most successful and long-lived companies. He was president of the Canadian Bar between the wars. He is one of fewer than 500 Canadians to be awarded the Commander of the British Empire for services to the Empire in WW II. His obituary was in the New York Times.
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